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UP govt presents 'first-ever' economic survey: Here are five key takeaways

February 10, 2026 2:58 pm

Govt says balanced growth of state's economy, with per capita income doubling in the last 8 years

J-K has tapped less than a quarter of its hydropower potential: Economic Survey

February 06, 2026 1:58 am

Jammu and Kashmir is in the process of doubling its hydropower generation capacity through the development of four major projects

J&K outpaces northern states with 8.81% per capita income growth since 2019: Economic Survey

February 05, 2026 8:42 pm

Inflation in J&K declined from 4.5 percent in 2024 to 3.8 percent in 2025.

UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | January 26 to February 1, 2026

February 05, 2026 11:49 am

Key takeaways from Economic Survey and Budget 2026, Ramsar sites, India-EU FTA, Australia Open 2026, and more — Here are some must-read current affairs tidbits for your prelims and mains preparation. You can also test your knowledge by solving the MCQs.

Amid Revanth vs KCR over Kaleshwaram row, why Survey gives a shot in arm to BRS

February 01, 2026 1:05 am

While a probe panel held BRS chief responsible for “irregularities” in the mega irrigation project, the 2025-26 Economic Survey states that it helped increase Telangana’s cultivable land by 70%

RTI disclosure isn’t ideal curiosity, it enables good governance

January 31, 2026 7:06 am

The law’s roles in exposing major scams — the Vyapam scam and the Adarsh Housing Society scam, for instance – is a testimony to its role as a governance enhancer. The Act has also been used to question the RBI during the banking scams

UPSC Key: Economic survey, New UGC rules on caste bias and Gram Swaraj

January 31, 2026 11:33 am

Why is the recently tabled Economic Survey 2025–26 important for the UPSC examination? What is the significance of themes such as Gandhi’s Gram Swaraj, Central Public Sector Enterprises, and new UGC norms for both the Prelims and Main examinations? You can learn more by reading The Indian Express UPSC Key for January 30, 2026.

Udit Misra writes: Why the Economic Survey has upped India's potential growth rate

January 31, 2026 1:22 pm

In his weekly column, "GDP: Graphs, Data and Perspectives", Udit Misra writes that factors comprising India's potential GDP growth have shown declining trends in recent years.

Congress slams Economic Survey’s RTI review call, but UPA ministers once raised similar concerns

January 31, 2026 3:33 am

Salman Khurshid and Veerappa Moily, in 2011, flagged the "misuse" of the law. Knowledge of several corruption scandals that occurred in the UPA years had emerged through RTI disclosures.

Knowledge Nugget | Economic Survey 2025-26: Key takeaways for your UPSC exam

February 01, 2026 3:33 pm

UPSC Current Affairs: Economic Survey 2025-26 tabled in Parliament as India prepares for its first Sunday Budget on Feb 1. What are the key highlights of the survey?

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In Pictures: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tables Economic Survey 2024-2025

January 31, 2025 3:22 pm

For the next fiscal year, the Economic Survey projected India’s economy to expand between 6.3 and 6.8 per cent.

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Copies of Economic Survey brought to Parliament

February 26, 2016 7:56 am

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Copies of the Economic Survey, to be tabled on Friday, have been brought to the Parliament. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday will present the Economic Survey for 2016-2017 in the Parliament. The Economic Survey is the Finance Ministry's view on the annual economic development of the country that gives a broad idea on the macro-economic data, which will impact the budget decisions.

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